The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #21

What symbolized progress during the nineteenth century?

• The use of coal in factories

• The invention of the clock

• The development of telegraphy

• Trains connecting cities

What was a negative consequence of trains connecting cities?

• Increased communication

• Improved time standardization

• Creation of new goods

• Destruction of rural lands

What did clocks symbolize in the nineteenth century?

• Wealth

• Technological control

• Social status

• Environmental problems

What was one of the main reasons the Industrial Revolution took off in England?

• A population decline

• Social stability

• Lack of coal

• Poor law enforcement

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What was the primary source of heat for the steam engine?

• Natural gas

• Wood

• Charcoal

• Coal

Who is credited with improving the efficiency of the steam engine?

• Thomas Newcomen

• James Watt

• Daniel Bernoulli

• Thomas Savery

What concept originated in the United States and allowed for the mass production of interchangeable parts?

• The cottage system

• Feudalism

• Precision manufacturing

• The American system of manufacturing

What was a significant social effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• Reduction in class mobility

• Mass production of crafts

• Decrease in urban population

• Improvement in working conditions

What marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?

• The development of the steam engine

• The invention of the telegraph

• The use of coal, iron, and textiles

• The construction of the first iron bridge

What new epoch is believed to have been started by the Industrial Revolution due to human alterations of the earth?

• The Pleistocene

• The Holocene

• The Anthropocene

• The Mesozoic

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